Games Workshop

Excellent store and staff. The Manager is a walking encyclopedia of information regarding the game and rules, as well as the errata and updates that come out and is on top of all new subject matter. He really has love for the game and he brings that to this store. It is a friendly and fun environment and everyone you meet is welcoming. They have a nice little set up for painting/​building and a few tables to play on. Excellent selection of products and paints and the staff is very helpful on getting hard to find products. I look forward to my trips up to this store.

This is one of my favorite places to take my kids. The staff are extremely knowledgeable and friendly, and the store is well stocked with Warhammer Fantasy and 40k stuff. There is a thriving community of regulars so you can drop in and have a great game just about anytime. The store has an active presence on Facebook, which is a great way for those new to the area to start connecting with other players.
The best part about the store is that it is family friendly, by which I mean that it caters to people who want to PLAY warhammer fantasy and 40k, instead of being full of earnest manchildren who want to WIN fantasy and 40k. There are plenty of places to go for tournament style d-​bags to congregate (At Ease, Game Empire, etc.) but this GW store is one of the rare places of refuge where novice players and grizzled veterans can have a great time together.

Before the new management, the store employees were great, the place had a great enviroment and feel to it. Could always get a game in at any time. Since the new management, it has gotten even better. Always see new faces from other hobbyists that tend to come back every time I am in the shop. Tables are usually open (except Fridays when there is a league, they tend to be pretty full.)
The new management has been much more knowledgeable on the fluff /​narrative and the gaming rules as well. They have also begun to run themed Apocalypse games every third Saturday of the month and occasionally have events on the other Saturdays as well. With fresh ideas, fresh faces and more terrain on the boards, the gaming has gotten better as well as the community. Always enjoy stopping in for a game, or just chit chat amongst every one when ever I get a chance, or of course to pick up the newest lose end my army needs.
Most definitely the place to go to for all your 40k, fantasy, lord of the ring collection needs.

Hey San Diego! GW is/​has been under new Management since the first of this year. Come in and see the changes. If you haven’t been in ever now is the time to experience a Games Workshop Retail store.

Great selection of GW products, friendly staff and the game tables are awesome!
They have Warhamer 40k and Fantasy leagues too.

I started going here semi regularly after the first year they opened, originally excited that we finally have a games workshop store in San Diego, but have been disappointed over and over again. Both employees don’t know/​understand the basic rules to warhammer 40k and the store manager has a pretty limited understanding of the fluff/​narrative as well. I entered a tournament and was kind of shocked that there were ridiculous «Purchase Requirements» and broken rules as well. My games would regularly get cut off short because the store is small, tournaments were unorganized and the stores open hours are not very good and often random. Also there is not much terrain on any of the tables, so expect to get shot across the table unless you play a shooty army and not have a very interesting table/​scenario to play on/​with. I will say the community at this store is really friendly and inviting and I got to play with some really cool people.
Overall though, you are much better off going to Game Empire in Kearny Mesa or Pair a Dice in Vista.

Not sure if this place is a normal GW retailer or perhaps a local distributor for GW, I’ve tried to come here 4 times and only once has it been open, The hours on the door may be just guidelines due to me being there during typical open hours but I’m not sure, tried the provided phone number and it seems like a fax number on the plus side the day it was open the guy in the shop was extremly nice, helpful and answered any question I had.